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TALLAHASSEE — Despite having one of the most powerful state legislators behind the project, funding for the proposed UCF downtown campus isn't specifically set out in the budget — at least not yet. Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, said the uncertainty surrounding a federal Medicaid program for low-income patients that expires June 30 means it's too early to say whether the $60 million needed for the first phase of the campus will make it into the final budget. He is a major supporter of the $200 million proposal. The House and Senate budgets include money for university construction and maintenance projects throughout the state but don't...

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